Boston Pulls 2024 Olympic Bid, Taxpayers Win Hosting the Olympic Games isn’t as popular as it used to be. This week, Boston cancelled its bid to host the 2024 summer Olympics. The city was forced to cancel the effort in response to opposition to what The Nation called the “debt, displacement, and militarization of public space” that the Olympics brings to every host city. Basically, the taxpayers and citizens of Boston weren’t in the mood to foot the bill for an enormous party for the richest and most powerful speciAuthor(s): No creator set

This free course provided an introduction to studying education. It took you through a series of exercises designed to develop your approach to study and learning at a distance and helped to improve your confidence as an independent learner.

In Section 3 we study the orientability of surfaces from an informal point of view. In particular, we take a detailed look at the projective plane and its properties. We start by examining some surfaces that resemble a Möbius band.

A cylinder or a Möbius band can be formed by gluing together the ends of a rectangular strip or band of paper either with or without twisting the paper before gluing. Does adding further twists to the band before gluing provide any more examples of surfaces

RTI (Response to Intervention) App for iOS 'RTI is the app that will help you keep track of your students. The RTI tools are easily added to fit your school’s needs. Have you ever started an intervention program for a student then forgot to re-evaluate that student? Happens more often than we would like to admit. The RTI app has nice features that will provide a reminder when it is time to check on your students. All student notes can easily be emailed to your team, parents, and other key stakeholders.'This app costs $1.99Author(s): No creator set

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Back to the Water: Ichthyosaurs in the 21st Century Lecture, given 2 May 2018 by Dr Benjamin Moon, a Postdoctoral Researcher who appeared in Attenborough and the Sea Dragon, using CT scans to reconstruct the skeleton and anatomy of that ichthyosaur.
Dr Benjamin Moon discusses a recent shift in our knowledge. He explains that new techniques are being applied which could bring new insights to ichthyosaur evolution.Author(s): No creator set

In this section we have introduced you to the PROMPT checklist as a useful tool for assessing the quality of any piece of information. If you use it regularly you will find that you develop the ability to scan information quickly and identify strengths and weaknesses. As a closing exercise you might like to pick one of these websites:

This course has laid the groundwork for a study of consciousness. We have identified the phenomenon in which we are interested, looked at some of its mysterious features and considered the problems it poses. You may have been wondering exactly what philosophers have to contribute here. Isn't explaining consciousness a matter for scientists – requiring the formation and testing of empirical hypotheses, not conceptual analysis and a priori reasoning? There are at least three aspects to the an

Hydrolysis of the deoxyribose Cl'–base linkage results in the complete loss of a purine or pyrimidine base, resulting in what is called an abasic site, an event with obvious genetic consequences. This hydrolysis reaction is much more likely to occur at purine bases, resulting in depurination of the DNA (Table 3a<

Spiders Alive! Opens July 28 Discover some of the most versatile animals on the planet in SPIDERS ALIVE!, a new immersive exhibition opening at the American Museum of Natural History on July 28, 2012.
In SPIDERS ALIVE!, you'll have the chance to examine spiders' anatomy, behavior, silk, and venom as you encounter live spiders representing some 20 different species. See the goliath bird eater, one of the largest spiders in the world; the fishing spider, which senses prey by resting its front legs on the surface of the waterAuthor(s): No creator set

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What are Molecules? Molecules are made up of two or more atoms, such as hydrogen and oxygen to make water, or sodium and chloride to make salt. Discover how molecules are formed with important facts from a science teacherAuthor(s): No creator set

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Who Invented Subtraction? Subtraction was invented in the same way as addition and
counting, in that it has always existed. In this video learn from a mathematics instructor who invented subtraction. (01:22)

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Embryology of the Head and Neck - Chapter 4: Histologic aspects of Tooth Development Diagrammatic representation of the development of the head and neck region for undergraduate students, particularly Oral Biology. The module is available through the African Health OER Network at: http://www.oerafrica.org/healthoer/.
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Imagen del espacio p?blico e imagen digital (Image of the public space and digital image) This paper refers to the concept, image and meaning of the public space in media size cities. The premise is the displacement of the social comprehension and valuation of the public due to economical, political and cultural features of contemporary. The concept of public understood as an adjective of urban space moves to the public as a substantive that refers to a general condition of life in city. Digital image and its informational manipulation are the main resources for processing the publicAuthor(s): Arroyo, Julio